Hanuman Jayanti 2025 Festival Celebration

About Hanuman Jayanti 2025 Festival Celebration

Hanuman Jayanti or Hanuman Janmotsav is a Hindu religious festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman. On this day, people visit Hanuman’s temples and offer prayers, as well as bhajans in his praise. There’s a motif to this kind of social discord, an outline archetypical tale, for it commonly unfolds on full moon day of the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. On this day, people commemorate Hanuman’s loyalty and strength by gathering to read stories about him and recite special prayers like the Hanuman Chalisa. Many also fast, give him flowers and sweets. Hanuman Jayanti is an auspicious event when his devotees worship him to receive his blessings for their strength, happiness, and safety.

Hanuman Jayanti 2025 Date

In 2025 – Hanuman Jayanti will be observed on 12 April 2025 (Saturday).

What Is The History Behind Hanuman Jayanti

The origin of Hanuman Jayanti lies in Hindu mythology and the Ramayana. Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman, a true deity well- known for his divine strength, eternal devotion and his presence in the epic Ramayana.

Lord Shiva was reported to have taken birth as Hanuman to Anjana and Kesari. He is supposed to have been born at the Anjaneri mountain, located 7 km from Nashik city in Maharashtra, India.

The story about the birth of Hanuman is as follows: Anjana, a celestial maiden, was born as a she-monkey in order to beget Hanuman. In order that she might be freed from the curse, she was told that she would conceive an incarnate of Lord Shiva and he would be a divine child. Therefore, Lord Shiva descended as Hanuman to help Rama in his task.

Hanuman, who features in the Ramayana, with his unwavering devotion for Rama, fearless devotion to him, and unmatched physical strength in the form, jumping across the ocean to reach Lanka to search for Sita and help Rama in the battle against the Rakshasa king Ravana).

Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to respect Hanuman's qualities, loyalty and his service to maintain dharma (righteousness). This day is observed by devotees by offering prayers, fasting, visiting Hanuman temples and singing bhajans or devotional songs to seek his blessings that can grant us strength, courage, and protect us from evil forces. Hanuman Jayanti is an important festival of Hindus. It is celebrated to mark the birthday of Lord Hanuman. It is celebrated in various parts of the world such as India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bali Indonesia.

How To Keep Hanuman Ji Happy On Hanuman Jayanti

To make Lord Hanuman happy on Hanuman Jayanti or any other day, you need to devote yourself to him, perform rituals with your heart and soul, observe a few rules for seeking his blessings. Here are a few things to keep in mind to make Lord Hanuman happy on Hanuman Jayanti:

1. Devotional Practices: Submit to devotional practices, chant Hanuman Chalisa, mantras of Hanuman, read Sundara Kanda of Ramayana which describes episodes of Hanuman’s devotion to Lord Rama.

2. Seek blessings at Hanuman Temples: Visit Hanuman temples, perform puja and prayers to Lord Hanuman with all the devotion you can muster. They also wear sindoor (vermilion) on their forehead as a sign of respect and affection.

3. Fasting and Praying: Fasting is also observed by some of his devotees on Hanuman Jayanti and they recite prayers to Lord Hanuman. Fasting A fast can be observed from sunrise to sunset, or you can have a vegetarian meal after the puja.

4. Prasad: Give away Fruits, Sweets or Vegetarian items as prasad for Lord Hanuman in the puja. And send the prasad to the members of the family and devotees as a blessing.

5. Recite Hanuman Chalisa: it is very auspicious and makes Hanumanji happy to hear or recite the Hanuman Chalisa*(a Devotional song in the praise of Lord Hanuman).

6. Acts of Service: Dedicate acts of service or seva, such as helping those in need, feeding the poor or engaging in humanitarian causes, in dedication of Lord Hanuman’s selfless devotion.

7. Devotion and Purity of Heart: Accurately depict devotion, love and purity of heart in rituals or prayers. Devotees are required to be utmost sincere to Lord Hanuman.

And remember, sincerity in prayers and action is the key to please Lord Hanuman! Furthermore, practicing the teachings and virtues Hanuman embodies such as loyalty, strength, humility and dedication may also be a way to honor and celebrate Hanuman Jayanti or any day at that.